How to get fromMakkum to Den Helderby bus, car or taxi

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There are 3 ways to get from Makkum to Den Helder by bus, car, or taxi

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Line 9272 bus, line 350 bus, line 135 bus
best
1. Take the bus from Makkum, Sporthal to Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk96
2. Take the bus from Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk to Den Oever, Busstation350
3. Take the bus from Den Oever, Busstation to Den Helder, Sperwerstraat135
2h 7m
€13–18
Drive 60.3 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Makkum to Den Helder60.3 km
46 min
€11–16
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Makkum to Den Helder60.3 km
46 min
€140–180

Makkum to Den Helder by bus

119Weekly Buses

2h 7mAverage Duration

€13Cheapest Price

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Distance: 65.8 km
Duration: 2h 7m

What companies run services between Makkum, Friesland, Netherlands and Den Helder, Netherlands?

You can take a bus from Makkum, Sporthal to Den Helder, Sperwerstraat via Zurich, Kop Afsluitdijk and Den Oever, Busstation in around 2h 7m.

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Den Helder(opens in a new window), Netherlands(opens in a new window)

Den Helder is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula. It is home to the country's main naval base. From here the Royal TESO ferryboat service operates the transportation link between Den Helder and the nearby Dutch Wadden island of Texel to the north.

Things to do in Den Helder

Lange Jaap(Opens in a new window)

Lange Jaap ("Long James"), also known as Kijkduin Light or Den Helder Light, is an active lighthouse near fort Kijkduin in Huisduinen, Netherlands. At a height of 182 ft it is one of the tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world. For almost a century, from 1878 to 1974, it was the tallest lighthouse in the Netherlands, until the construction of Maasvlakte Light.

Willemsoord(Opens in a new window)

Willemsoord is a large former dockyard of the Royal Netherlands Navy in Den Helder. It is now a maritime museum, housing the Dutch Navy Museum and the Nationaal Reddingmuseum Dorus Rijkers. In 2009 the replica of the Dutch East India Company ship Prins Willem which was located in a dock (visitable by the public) burned down.

Dutch Navy Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Dutch Navy Museum is a naval museum in Den Helder, Netherlands.

HNLMS Schorpioen(Opens in a new window)

HNLMS Schorpioen is a monitor built in France for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1860s. These new ships were equipped with heavy rifled 23 cm guns, and a heavy armor. The hull had an armor plated belt of 15 cm (6 inches) and the gun turret, housing the two guns, had almost 30 cm (12 inches)of armor.

Places to stay in Den Helder

Grand Hotel Beatrix(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Bbstudio3(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Forest Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Apartment Boven Jan 572(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

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